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A Study of the Consistency of Brachytherapy Treatments for Vaginal Cuff
M Shojaei1 , S Pella2 , N Dumitru3*, A Bacala4 , (1) Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, (2) 21st Century Oncology, Boca Raton, FL, (3) Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, (4) Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Iligan City,
Presentations
SU-F-T-26 (Sunday, July 31, 2016) 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Room: Exhibit Hall
Purpose:
To evaluate to treatment consistency over the total number of fractions when treatment what HDR brachytherapy using the ML cylinders. At the same time the dosimetric impact on the critical organs is monitored over the total number of fractions.
Methods:
A retrospective analysis of 10 patients treated with Cylinder applicators, from 2015-2016 were considered for this study. The CT scans of these patients, taken before each treatment were separately imported in to the treatment planning system and paired with the initial CT scan after completing the contouring. Two sets of CT images were fused together with respective to the applicator, using landmark registration. The doses of each plan were imported as well and a cumulative dosimetric analysis was made for bladder, bowels, and rectum and PTV.
Results:
No contour of any of the OAR was exactly similar when CT images were fused on each other. The PTV volumes vary from fraction to fraction. There was always a difference between the doses received by the OARs between treatments. The maximum dose varied between 5% and 30% in rectum and bladder. The minimum dose varied between 5% and 8% in rectum and bladder. The average dose varied between 15% and 20% in rectum and bladder. Deviation in placement were noticed between fractions.
Conclusion:
The variation in volumes of OARs and isodoses near the OARs, indicate that the estimated doses to OARs on the planning system may not be the same dose delivered to the patient in all the fractions. There are no major differences between the prescribed dose and the delivered dose over the total number of fractions. In some cases the critical organs will benefit if the consecutive plans will made after the CT scans will be registered with the initial scan and then planned.
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